Editing Taylor County, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|380|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|377|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.0|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

Taylor County is dissected by the [[Atlantic Seaboard fall line|Fall Line]] geological formation. The upper half of the county is located in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region and consists of gently rolling hills and [[clay]]-based soils. The lower half of the county is located in the Upper [[Atlantic Coastal Plain]] and is markedly flatter and the soil more sandy. The [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] marks the entirety of the county's northeastern border.

The county is driven by a largely agricultural economy. [[Peach]]es, [[Strawberry|strawberries]], [[pecan]]s, [[peanut]]s, [[watermelon]]s, and [[cotton]] are the most commonly raised crops. Lumbering is also important to the local economy. The county is heavily forested in most areas due in part to the many large [[plantation]] pine farms. There are also many desirable hardwood forests, especially along the Flint River basin and tributary streams. The southwestern portion of the county is covered with large [[sandhill]]s that have given rise to several stable sand mining operations.

The county supports a very healthy population of animals, including [[white-tailed deer]], [[wild turkey]], [[eastern cottontail]], [[raccoon]], [[coyote]], [[bobcat]], [[nine-banded armadillo]], [[Virginia opossum]], [[red-tailed hawk]], and the federally endangered [[Gopherus polyphemus|Florida gopher tortoise]]. Taylor County is home to five of North America's [[venomous snake]]s ([[Crotalus adamanteus|eastern diamondback rattlesnake]], [[timber rattlesnake]], [[Sistrurus miliarius|Carolina pygmy rattlesnake]], [[Micrurus fulvius|eastern coral snake]], [[Agkistrodon piscivorus|water moccasin]], and [[Agkistrodon contortrix|copperhead]]), representing every North American family of venomous snake.

The dominant tree species are [[Quercus falcata|southern red oak]], [[Quercus stellata|post oak]], [[Pinus palustris|longleaf pine]], [[Pinus taeda|loblolly pine]], [[Liquidambar styraciflua|sweetgum]], and [[Acer rubrum|red maple]]. Taylor County contains the largest stands of [[Chamaecyparis thyoides|Atlantic white cedar]] in the state of Georgia. These stands can be found along much of Whitewater and Little Whitewater creeks and are at the heart of a growing movement to conserve these unique plant communities for posterity.

The vast majority of Taylor County is located in the Upper [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with the exception of a tiny corner of the county just north of [[Mauk, Georgia|Georgia]], which is located in the Middle [[Chattahoochee River]]-[[Walter F. George Lake]] sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 22, 2015}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 19.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19 in Georgia|U.S. Route 19]]
* [[File:US 80.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 80 in Georgia|U.S. Route 80]]
* [[File:Georgia 3.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 3|State Route 3]]
* [[File:Georgia 22.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 22|State Route 22]]
* [[File:Georgia 90.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 90|State Route 90]]
* [[File:Georgia 96.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 96|State Route 96]]
* [[File:Georgia 127.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 127|State Route 127]]
* [[File:Georgia 128.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 128|State Route 128]]
* [[File:Georgia 137.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 137|State Route 137]]
* [[File:Georgia 208.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 208|State Route 208]]
* [[File:Georgia 540.svg|20px]] [[Fall Line Freeway|State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)]]
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===Adjacent counties===
* [[Upson County, Georgia|Upson County]] (north)
* [[Crawford County, Georgia|Crawford County]] (northeast)
* [[Peach County, Georgia|Peach County]] (east)
* [[Macon County, Georgia|Macon County]] (southeast)
* [[Schley County, Georgia|Schley County]] (south)
* [[Marion County, Georgia|Marion County]] (southwest)
* [[Talbot County, Georgia|Talbot County]] (northwest)